(This is my first Naruto fic, but I have been a fan for many years)
Tsunade picked up the Master and brought him inside to rest. Gaara slowly got up and shook his head. He had a headache. He had to be sure that the ritual worked. He grabbed a kunai, and cut himself. The sand didn't block it. Blood slowly oozed out. He discovered that he could still control the sand. He felt exactly the same, except the sand only worked when he summoned it. The power of sand was voluntary to him now. He felt like jumping in the air, but he was Kazekage, and that was looked upon as childish.
Naruto and Sasuke walked over. It was strange seeing Gaara without he tattoo on his forehead.
"Hey Gaara, did it work?" asked Sasuke.
"Oh yeah. I don't hear any voices, no bad memories. And I still am a master of the sand."
(6 hours pass)
Usuigi awakes to find Gaara standing over him. Usuigi smiles.
"How ya feeling, Gaara?"
"Much better. Thanks to you." Usuigi slowly gets up but clutches his back. Tsunade stands up.
"What is it sir, are you hurt." Usuigi shakes his head.
"No, old battle scars. Now, Tsunade, since you helped me, I will help you. Let's get the hell out of this shithole I've lived in for so long. Usuigi grabs the pictures and puts them in his black cloak. They proceed back towards Konoha. Little do they know that they're being watched.
"That boy seems VERY powerful, Kabuto."
"Very powerful indeed, Orichimaru-sama. Should I deal with him?"
"Please do, Kabuto." Kabuto vanishes from Orichimaru's side.
Usuigi suddenly gets a hard look on his face. He stops. So do the others.
"Were being followed." Says Usuigi.
"By who?" asked Sasuke.
"I don't know. COME OUT WHOEVER YOU ARE!" shouted Usuigi. They see a ninja appear right in front of them. Naruto, Sasuke, and Tsunade know who it is. Naruto charges Kabuto. Kabuto easily dodges the attacks and punches Naruto right across the face. Kabuto's hands glow with the same blue glow that he used to nearly kill Naruto when the battle between the Sanin happened. He goes for Naruto's heart but suddenly his arm is caught. He looks over and sees that it was the boy who caught it. Kabuto grins and breaks the hold. He punches the boy with the glowing hand.
Tsunade knew that the glowing hand was a technique that could cut ligaments and arteries without harming the skin. She screamed when the punch went right across Usuigi's face. However, a poof of smoke reveals it was a clone. Kabuto spins around and sees Usuigi. There is no smile on his face.
"Is that all you can deliver, Kabuto." Usuigi started to form seals that he had never seen before. Suddenly, a black fire bursts out of Usuigi's mouth and flies at Kabuto. Kabuto is able to dodge the fire and land on a tree. He grins.
"Though I have no idea what technique that is, it didn't work." Usuigi grinned. Kabuto's eyes went wide. Suddenly a punch went right across his face. Not only was it a punch but his skin started to sear right off his face. He crashes to the ground, screaming.
Orichimaru saw everything that was happening. The fire that shot out of the kid's mouth turned into a very crude looking fire clone. With Kabuto distracted it punched him. The fire must be extremely hot if it immobilized Kabuto. All of a sudden, the kid's hand also formed a scalpel with chakra. Orichimaru knew Kabuto was finished.
Usuigi formed the same chakra scalpel as Kabuto just had, except he formed a long sharp scalpel that could cut the heart's artery. He thrusts his hand forward but a sword suddenly blocks his hand. He looks over to see a man with white skin and snake-like eyes. He sees the sword coming right out of the guys mouth. He holds onto the sword so the man can't escape.
Everyone takes cover at this point to watch the battle. They soon notice Usuigi begin to from seals with one hand and water comes spraying out of his mouth. Orichimaru would have been sent flying if Usuigi hadn't been holding on. Usuigi forms more seals and suddenly electricity flows from his hands through the water covering Orichimaru and goes right into his nerves. Orichimaru lies twitching on the ground. Usuigi forms the chakra scalpel once again to kill Orichimaru but Kabuto has gained enough energy to block the scalpel with his own. The hands of both Usuigi and Kabuto go limp. Usuigi starts to form more seals but Kabuto quickly grabs Orichimaru with his good hand and they disappear in a cloud of smoke. Usuigi grabs his injured arm. Everyone quickly runs over to him. Naruto seems the most excited.
"WOW, that was the best combination of techniques I've ever seen." Sasuke admits it as well.
"I was also impressed that you could make a clone out of that fire technique." By this time, Tsunade is repairing Usuigi's hand.
"That wasn't a combination. It was one of the shadow techniques. 'Shadow Fire Clone' technique. Very effective and powerful technique. If any regular person were to touch this clone with bare skin for about 3 seconds, no skin would be left. Therefore, it is almost impossible to destroy with Taijustsu. It is also one of my favorite techniques. However, due to its excessive chakra use, I can only allow myself to make one per battle. If I made more, I would have no chakra left.
(A few miles away…)
Orichimaru started to regain motion in his body. He looks up to see Kabuto struggling to keep a hold of him.
"P-p-put me d-d-down K-k-k-Kabuto."
"Yes sir." Kabuto drops to the ground and Orichimaru collapses to the ground and tries to sit up. Kabuto started to heal his face. "Sir, that kid can't actually be that young. I have never seen those techniques that he used on me. Have you?"
"No." Suddenly, they hear someone behind them. Orichimaru slowly turns around and sees HIM. "Hello, Itachi. I think we might have a problem on our hands."
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